The Pelagios Map is an interactive map of the Roman Empire. You can scroll around the Empire, zoom in and out, and see both natural features and manmade ones. It marks a wide variety of sites and would be very useful for tracking Horace’s travels or Pliny’s activities during the eruption of Vesuvius. (via the Smithsonian Blog)
Tips for Travelling with Students
April 8, 2014
As I make final preparations and arrangements for taking two dozen students to Italy this April vacation, I thought readers might be interested in things